''Guilty'' is the twelfth studio album by
Japan
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ese pop rock band
Glay
Glay (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese rock band, formed in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan, in 1988. Glay primarily composes songs in the rock and pop genres, but they have also arranged songs using elements from a wide variety of genres, includi ...
, released simultaneously with ''
Justice
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'' on January 23, 2013. It reached #2 at
Oricon
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charts, behind ''Justice'' only—the same happening at ''
Billboard
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Japan'' Top Albums - and #89 at their 2013 year-end chart.
CDアルバムランキング - 2013年度
/ref> Both albums mark the second release of the band under their own label Loversoul Music & Associates.
The album was released in two formats: a regular edition containing the CD only, and a limited edition containing the CD and a DVD
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with a special program called RX-72 -Guilty Edition- (hosted by the band's lead guitarist Hisashi
Hisashi is a masculine Japanese given name. Its meaning differs depending on the kanji used to write it.
Kanji
Single kanji used to write the name Hisashi include:
*: "long time"
*: "eternal"
*: "still"
*: "standard"
*: "complete"
*: "long"
*: "li ...
and Mogi Junichi). The program features episodes from the album recording and dialogue. There are also some tracks from their concert held at Zepp DiverCity on December 10, 2012. A similar DVD was released with ''Justice''.
Clocking at just under eight minutes, "Red moon & Silver sun ~ My Private "Jealousy"" is their longest song to date.
Track listing
; DVD features
# RX-72 -Guilty Edition-
# Footage from 2012.12.10 Zepp DiverCity
References
External links
Album profile
at the Lover Soul Music & Associates's official website
2013 albums
Glay albums
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